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CYCA'S MAJOR CHANGES To OFFSHORE RACING: SPINNAK, ;!R ADVERTISING - CYCA to allow advertising on spinnakers .......... 6 OFFSHORE CREW TRAINING - CYCA Youth Training Scheme 7 PERFORMANCE HANDICAPS FOR HOEART - Additional Pertonnance handicapping division for future Sydney-Hobart races 18 BLUE WATER CHAMPION 1990-91 - Kings Cross Sydney takes prestigious CYCA Blue Water Championship for 1990-91 8 How To HANDLE '11/1s FOREDECK - Vital for all foredeck sailors 15 HAMILTON ISLAND 1992 - Top fleet heading north for fuselt XXXX Hamilton island Race Week 22 BOC CHALLENGE SOLO AROUND THE WORLD: DRAMATIC RESCUE AT SEA - Dramatic Southern Ocean rescue of race leader John Marlin as All^^d Bank founders in icy seas 24 INNKEEPER THIRD To PUNTA DEL BSTE . Australian David Adams in innkeeper finishes third in rugged leg from Sydney to Punta del Este 25 EXOTIC GEAR ON BOC YACHTS - Scott Jutson looks at the lingli-tech yachts sailing (or sunk) in the BOC Challenge 27 SEA SAFETY EXERCISE - Safety expert Teki Daiton reports 32 PETERSVILLE REGATTA 1991 - Dry Re@ch wins The Petersville 34 "YUPPIES" HELP SEA NAVIGATION - New calculator for navigation. .............. 38 AMERICA'S Cup NEWS: SYD FOR SAN DIEGO - RSYS challenger Syd Fischer unveils some of his plans for Challenge AUSir@Jin, now being built 41 MURRAY CLAIMS BREAKTHROUGH - Spirit of Australia syndicate claims a breakthrough in building of new IACC yachts 42 Us DEFENDERS DWINDLE - SDY C has only two defence syndicates. ............. 44 THE PITTWATER PUSH . Feinbert0" 111 heads north 45 OFTIMISING - Scott Jutson answers questions from yacht owners 49 ETCHELLS WORLDS - Great racing off FTCmantlc as the stars go sailing. ............ 52 SAILING IN MALAYSIA - Tioman Island hosts international regatta 54 BOAT TEST - Robertson 37 - fast cruiser/racer from Queensland 58 INTERNATIONAL RACE CALENDAR 65 AUSTRALIAN OFFSHORE CALENDAR 66 NEWS FROM ALL PORTS 67 COVER: Queensland yacht Mandrake and her crew epitomise the great autumn racing in Queensland waters, from Sydney 10 Mooloolaba, Brisbane to Gladstone and then Hamilton Island Race Week. (Pic - David Clare) Chairmen, Club Committees The Magazine of Management & Finance: Commodore Les MCClea o0, ,-, . IIJ'~%. ^;^!^ \\ House: Rear Commodore David Fuller The Cruising Yacht Yard & Marina: Director Maurice Cameron . .q .=. Development: Rear Commodore David Fuller Club of Australia Membership Director Doriald Graham ^^\,.t\ is}*>\ Protocol & Statutory Affairs: Director Doriald Graham Flag Officers and Directors \' ^-,,,,,/,* 11 Publications: Director David Dunn ,_ ,, E ' IIJ Sailing Vice Commodore Leigh Minehan Commodore: Les MCClean ~.~,,// Cruising Division: Director Richard Robinson Vice Commodore Leigh M, nehan Rear Commodores: David Fuller Senior Safety Inspector: Director Ross Mart Maurice Cameron Ocean Youth Training Rear Commodore Maurice Cameron Treasurer Colin Bloomfield Cruising Yacht Club of Australia Directors: A1an Brown. David Dunn, Doriald Graham, Ross Marr, Gordon New Beach Road, Marshall, Richard Robinson Darn P ' t, NSW 2077 Secretary Manager: Perer Macmorran Telephone (02) 329731 Sailing Secretary: Bob Brenac Fax (02) 329745 Offshore - AprillMay 1991 - 5 RACING PROGRAMME SEMINAR . '^/a@^,. E Cr"ismg Yacht CIMb of AMstr"tin has made @ \>, n"in ber of significant decisions dimed at not only ^, <1:^^.^ improving ocean yacht racing for competitors in its races, ^.^ including the NorTel Sydney-Hob@rt, but also aimed at ^/ attracting more competitors into the sport, both yachts and, in * particularly, more crew. * ,, The plans, @rid their implementation, revealed and *- discussed at a "leeting ofy@cht owners at the CYCA on S""day March 10, covered Sponsorship, both event and ,,. indipid"@I yachts, 10R and IMS developments, the introduction of PHS/Arbitrary racing, the 1991-92 Season ^, ogremme, and You tit Ti, "filing. Tile Seminar also heard reports on the involvement of the Yachting Associ@tio" of NSW""d the Austinlih" Yachting Federation, the Admiral's C"p and the Ocean Racing Club of Austinti@ (ORCA). I"^ ,. t, c""' OFFSHORE was there and compiled these reports. A A . A . ^ HE Cruising Yacht Club of AUS- By Peter Cc", pbell naker with an advertising logo in the tralia, in a landmark decision for 1990 NorTel Sydney Hobart. Australian and international ocean rac- of the controversy which surrounded ing, will allow advertising to be carried the penalty imposed on the British yacht Rothm@"s finished first across the line on spinnakers in all events conducted by Rothm@"s for flying a then illegal spin- but following the submission of a dec- the Club in the 1991-92 sailing season. This will include the 1991 NorTel Southern Cross Cup and 1991 NorTel Sydney-Hobart Race. The first major event to allow advertising on sails will be the 1991 Jupiters Gold Coast Classic which starts on August 3. The CYCA decision will apply auto- matically to yachts competing in 10R with a decision on PHS/Arbitrary and Cruising Categories of races still to be taken. For yachts competing under the IMS handicap category permission will first be sought from the Australian Yachting Federation after consultation with the owners of IMS rated yachts. All CYCA 10R races will be con- ducted under Category E (Event Classi- fication and Advertising) of the AUStra- nan Yachting Federation's prescriptions to Rule 26 of the International Racing Union's yacht racing rules. For the past three seasons the CYCA has been racing under Category D which permits spon- sorship of a yacht and limited advertis- ing on a yacht's hull, clothing and personal equipment. This applied to all handicap categories. The CYCA Board of Directors whilst still to endorse the recommendation of the Club's Sailing Committee had the change of advertising categories on its CYCA Coin", odore, agenda for this year, along with many Les MeCle@in other changes to the offshore racing format. However it comes in the wake 6 - Offshore - April/May 1991 jaration by skipper Lawne Smith the British yacht received a penalty of 10 per cent of placings, costing it line honours and second overall under 10R hand- icaps. Although there were several sponsored yachts in the fleet, no others used spinnakers with advertisings logos. in an ongoing dispute involving other clubs, health fund sponsors and the anti-smoking lobby in Hobart, these yachts were prevented from using their sponsor's logos on spinnakers in the King of the Derwent Race after be coin- ing embroiled in a rules change to prevent Rothma"s flying an advertising spinnaker in that event. While these skippers had adhered strictly to the rules in the NorTel Sydney-Hobart race they were unjustly penalised from promoting their spon- sors because of the blanket ban on A advertising on sails in the King of the D Derwent. o The move by the CYCA to allow full-on advertising for sponsored yachts follows similar moves by other clubs conducting ocean racing in Australia. However, it is unlikely to see moves by tobacco and liquor companies to spon- sor yachts as this could become illegal under Australian laws on advertising of these products. in any case, the CYCA has a long- standing policy that event sponsorship from either the tobacco or the liquor industries is undesirable.